For The Community, By The Community: Project Christmas

In Episode 5, hosts Phil and Grace are joined by Chitra Hanstad, executive director of World Relief Seattle, Washington state’s largest refugee resettlement and services agency. Chitra talks with Grace and Phil about her experience leading a community-rooted organization — as well as discusses the ways in which donors’ behavior can either help or hinder her team’s work.

My dear friends who listen to Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast), I want to get better connected with you and have a way for you to interact directly with me and with our guests each week. For this reason I’ve created a slack account just for my listeners where we can all interact. For the next 30 days you can use this link to join our slack group. I hope you will come and be a part of our conversations. The next podcast will be recorded this Friday and I would love to get somedialogue going before we record that I can use on the show. Please join me. https://join.slack.com/t/voicesinmyheadpodcast/shared_invite/enQtMzIwNTk5NTY1MDYwLWQxODRkYzBlODM0YTU3MmM1ZmE2Y2NiNjMxYTJmZjJiNGYxMTgyNzhlMDY4MjMzMzdjNDZjMGE0ODM4MmNlMWM This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

The church is in the community to FOR the community.  We do not exist for ourselves.  The feeding of the 5,000 (Mark 6:30-44) shows us how Jesus has compassion for those in the community, will use us to meet needs, is the One who satisfies, and provides abundantly.

In this episode we talk with Tom Bowen about how serving his community helps to reduce his pain. We also discuss the power of community for those living with persistent pain...all in just 15 minutes! For more information visit our site at www.pain2possibilities.com